Package or box tie or fastener.



G P. FlTZSiMMONS.

PACKAGE 0R BOX TIE 0R FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 19, I915.

Patented Mm. 28, 1916.

F NEWARK; NEW-JERSEY.

- P CKAGE 0R7 IBOX "TIE 0B FASTENER.

v g p ieaticii'filemp 1 1 741 To aZZwIwm it may concern v Be t it "krio'wh" that I, GEORGE P; FzTz'sxM- MUNS', a citizen of the Uhitedstatesl,'residrffr pl'lfti'cliliiflyl tb zt ilovl o rd oi-twine fastener or 011p of the general character 's'li jping fronr its sturrduiiaihg' relatiomw ith the package or box.

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Patented-Mal'JQS, 1916. 9,1915? serial Nb. 22,346.

described. At the points or roots wherethesaid tongues or fingers 7 oin the marginal edge of the said base-plate or body 5, the said tongues or fingers 7 are also joined by a sharply curved marginal edge, as 9, as shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 7 of the drawings. The said base-plate or body 5 may also be provided with upwardly projecting and laterally extending grasping or biting members, as 10, which, with the fastener or clip to be used with the crossed portions of the cord or twine, lie in vertical planes at right angles to the longitudinal vertical planes of the said tongues or fingers, as shown 111 Figs. 2 and 4 of the drawings; or with upwardly projecting and longitudinally extending grasping or biting members, as 11, which with the fastener or clip to be used with the twisted portions of the cord or twine, lie in vertical planes parallel to the longitudinal vertical planes of the said tongues or fingers, as will be evident from an inspection of Fig. 9 of the drawings.

In lieu of the general construction of cord or twine fastener or clip herein-above described, the fastener or clip may be made from a blank of the shape indicated in Fig. 11 of the drawings, in which case the reference-character 12 indicates the base-plate or body of the fastener or clip, from the opposite edge-portions of which extend in an upwardly curved manner, as at 13 and 14,.

clamping or fastening fingers or tongues 15 and 16, said tongues or fingers extending over and above the said base-plate or body, and being of such lengths that the opposite fingers or tongues 15 and 16 can be brought into an overlapped relation, as shown at 17 in Fig. 10 of the drawings. In all other respects, the fingers or tongues 15 and 16 are made in the same manner as the fingers or tongues 7 of the fasteners or clips shown in Figs. 1 to 9 inclusive, and the said base-plate or body 12 is provided with suitably-disposed grasping or biting members, as 18.

The manner of arranging the cord or twine-fasteners or clips herein-above. described in their relative positions to the crossed portions or the twisted portions of the cord or twine will be clearly evident from an inspection of the several figures of the drawings, it being understood that normally the clamping or retaining fingers or tongues are sufiiciently elevated to readily permit of the placing of the said fasteners or clips in position.

After the fasteners or clips have been placed in position, by means of a proper tool, or otherwise, force is applied to the said fingers or tongues and firmly pressed down upon the crossed portions or the twisted portions of the cord or twine, whereby all parts are positively connected, and any slipping of the cord or twine upon the package or box, or any movement of the fasteners or clips, is fully overcome, the various edge-portions 8 of the fingers or tongues, as well as the various grasping or biting members being forced into positive holding or retaining engagement with the respective portions of the cord or twine, aswill be clearly evident.

Of course, I am fully aware that some changes may be made in the general arrangements and combinations, as well as in the configurations of the several parts, without departing from the scope of the present invention as set forth in the foregoing specication, and as defined in the clauses of the claim which are appended thereto. Hence, I do not limit my invention to the exact arrangements and shapes of the various parts as described in the said specification, nor do I confine myself to the exact details of the construction of the said parts, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

I claim 1. A package or box tie or fastener comprising a base-plate, upwardly projecting clamping fingers connected with and extending longitudinally above said base-plate for clamping crossed or twisted portions of cord or twine against movement between said base-plate and said fingers, said fingers be ing of concavo-convex crosssection, whereby the longitudinal marginal edges of the saidfingers provide means for biting the cord or twine.

2. A package or box tie or fastener com+ prising a base-plate, upwardly projecting clamping fingers connected with and extending longitudinally above said base-plate for clamping crossed or twisted portions of cord or twine against" movement between said base-plate and said fingers, said fingers be-,

ing of concavo-convex cross-section,wl1ere by the longitudinal marginal edges of the said fingers provide means for bitingthe cord or twine, and a grasping or biting mem ber extending upwardly from said base plate in a directiontoward the said fingers and at right angles to the longitudinal axes of said fingers.

3. A package orbox tie or fastener com-' prising a base-plate, a pair of curved clamping fingers connected with and extending upwardly from one of the marginal edges of said base-plate and longitudinally of said base-plate for clamping the crossed portions of cord or twine between said fingers and be neath said fingers against movement between said base-plate and the said fingers, said fingers being of concavo-convex cross-section, whereby the longitudinal marginal edges of the said fingers provide means for biting the cord or twine.

4 A package or box tie or fastener comprising a base-plate, a: pair of curved clamping fingers connected with and extending upwardly from one of the marginal edges of said base-plate and longitudinally of said base-plate for clamping the crossed portions or cord or twine between said fingers and beneath said fingers against movement between said base-plate and the said fingers, said fingers being of concavo-convex crosssection, whereby the longitudinal marginal edges of the said fingers provide means for biting the cord or twine, and a grasping or biting member extending upwardly from said base-plate in a direction toward the said fingers and at right angles to the longitudinal axes of said fingers.

In testimony, that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereunto set this 17th day of April, 1915.

GEORGE P. FITZSIMMONS.

Witnesses:

FREDK. FRAENTZEL, FREDK. H. W. FRAENTZEL.

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